The carrier is making the phone more widely available for its customers by allowing customers who are eligible for an upgrade anytime in 2010 access to the Droid X at the device’s subsidized price by extending their contract; in the past, customers had to wait til the exact upgrade date to get a new device, but the Droid X represents an aggressive push by Verizon for its hotly anticipated flagship Android smartphone.

Verizon spokeswoman told CNN:

While we are currently experiencing delays on orders of one of our more popular phones. We view that as an anomaly driven by a combination of supply and popularity. At present, we feel that we have done everything possible to ensure we have inventory to meet customer needs around the Droid X  the proof will be in the execution on July 15.